Japanese mizuno mask for sale

[UmpJM]

Kevin,

To my way of thinking, he wasn't "gouging".

It comes down to the diference between need and desire.

If an individual or group has temporarily (or permanently, I guess) "cornered the market" in something that other people need and charge an "excessive" price for it, to me, that is "gouging".

When somebody tries to sell something "scarce" that nobody needs, but some people "want" (some of them pretty badly, apparently) for an excessive price, I don't see anything unethical, immoral, or otherwise "unsavory" about it.

Nobody made you the "jello sheriff". Take it outside.

JM

[Ump153]

I agree this wasn't gouging. The original poster was not the sole source or even a primary source for the mask. He was looking for an amateur umpire with more money than brains or a pro umpire who was too impatient to wait the required time to get the mask for $150.

According to him, he found one or the other.




Edited to fix a major brain fart.

[mbyron]

Originally Posted by Ump153

The original poster was not the soul source...

[Ump153]

Originally Posted by mbyron

Wow. Talk about a screw up...I guess my parents should be asking the state of Oregon for their money back.

Thanks for the humor along with the skewering. It made the embarrassment a little more bearable.

[mbyron]

Originally Posted by Ump153

Wow. Talk about a screw up...I guess my parents should be asking the state of Oregon for their money back.

Thanks for the humor along with the skewering. It made the embarrassment a little more bearable.

I didn't intend a skewering. It was just a typo. But sometimes typos can be funny...

[Kevin Finnerty]

Originally Posted by UmpJM (nee CoachJM)

Kevin,

To my way of thinking, he wasn't "gouging".

It comes down to the diference between need and desire.

If an individual or has temporarily (or permanently, I guess) "cornered the market" in something that other people need and charge an "excessive" price for it, to me, that is "gouging".

When somebody tries to sell something "scarce" that nobody needs, but some people "want" (some of them pretty badly, apparently) for an excessive price, I don't see anything unethical, immoral, or otherwise "unsavory" about it.

Nobody made you the "jello sheriff". Take it outside.

JM

Geez, I thought I just explained my use of the word "gouging." You're right, there is a distinction between the common use of the term and the specific practice of overpricing a necessary commodity in a disaster.

I guess we'll just call it fleecing.